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Seven Breaths — A Simple Way to Begin Meditating
When you think of meditation what do you think of? * Is it someone sitting alone on a mountaintop with their eyes closed? * Is it a group of people sitting in a room on pillows saying, “Oooommm”? * Do the people meditating have robes on? * Are they bald or do they...
Everything from this point forward is a story we have yet to tell.
Your story from now forward will be written by you because you have more influence on your story than any force in the expanding universe. You know everything that's happened in your life up until now. The whole story was written, and as far as I know, there's no time...
Violence is Blind to Color — I Was Jumped by a White Gang and then a Black Gang
When I hit the street my first thought was: they’re going to shoot me in the back of the head. Then, I stood up and four young men began circling me like sharks, punching me in the face. Beating me. I heard one of them yell, “We’re gonna kill you, white boy!” and he...
There is a lot of happiness to be found in being ridiculous.
Being ridiculous and silly is essential to living well! Follow me, Dr. Bronson, over the Rusty Rainbow Bridge in Crescent Park here in New Orleans to a land of complete absurdity. Today, I recommend that you laugh a lot, take things less seriously, and act like a...
I Was a Dutch Rock Star — The Day I Performed on Live TV in Amsterdam
The day I performed a duet on live Dutch TV in Amsterdam with drag queen and Pride ambassador, Dolly Bellefleur, is one of my favorite bizarre and magical musical moments. Like most of the highlights in my music career, my most memorable events under the spotlight...
Tell your story.
"Where do you find your power and strength?" That's what sculptor and musician Lonnie Holley asks on the placard by this wonderful mixed media sculpture. His piece is called "Supported by the Power" and I've seen it many times at the New Orleans Museum of Art. How do...
Tedium – The Alamo Inn
Vacaville appeared in the distance. Jarette looked off to his left and saw the Alamo Inn. A motel just off the highway. There, he once stayed with his girlfriend Chandra. Sucking, screwing, fighting, and crawling through the mire. She had gone down on a woman right in...
To truly take care of others, we need to take care of ourselves first.
Many people think of others before they think of themselves. That's not a bad thing except when it leads to burnout, stress, and illness, which it often does. To really be there for others, we need to be there for ourselves first. I find that every day I need a...
What’s Your Favorite Cover Song? Part 2
Welcome back to the last seven songs on the list of my 15 favorite covers. I’m writing part two of this story after seeing the new Elvis movie in the theater, which was absolutely spectacular and packed with magnificent versions of Elvis Presley’s songs. I will...
The 4th of July, My Dad, Jimi Hendrix, “The Star-Spangled Banner”, and Me
I’m the child of hippies. Counter-culture, flowingly-bearded, long hair parted down the middle, love children from the Midwest. My mother got pregnant with me after my father returned from being a soldier in Vietnam, and I was named after a hitchhiker named Kip Gentry...